pifon,
да вообще в лёгкую
<div class="block">
<div class="in">in</div>
</div>
<div class="block">block</div>
<div class="block">block</div>
<div class="block">block</div>
<script>
var blocks = document.querySelectorAll('.block');
for (var i = 1; i < blocks.length; i++) {
blocks[i].style.backgroundColor = 'red';
}
</script>